New guinea rosewood finger board and bridge

[ethanreyn]

Hi I'm new here and I was wondering if anyone has used new guinea rosewood for a fret board or bridge before? It seems like it could be a great option provided you use a slightly harder then average piece. Anyone have any experience??

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[graham mcdonald]

A number of classical guitar builders in the modern Smallman style use NG Rosewood bridges. I don't know of any use as a fingerboard material. The large pores of the wood might be a drawback

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[ethanreyn]

Thanks for the reply mate. I should of been more specific I was talking more steelstring guitars. Probably a silly question but in what sence is the open pores a possible drawback ?

[Lillian]

Thanks for the reply mate. I should of been more specific I was talking more steelstring guitars. Probably a silly question but in what sence is the open pores a possible drawback ?

Dirt and grim will get stuck in the pores and make the board look, well dirty.

[Allen]

Makes very nice bodies and necks, but I'd never entertain the idea to use it as a fret board on a steel string guitar.

[seeaxe]

I guess bits will vary but the stuff i have seen would be way too soft for a fret board. There are a lot better timbers for those in Ozland.

[Semmens Guitars]

I have used it for both bridges and fretboards and it has worked perfectly fine. The pores are similar to Indian rosewood so no big difference there.

[demonx]

No way I would use such a soft timber on a structural item such as a fingerboard.

It’s asking for too much trouble,

Not only will it be too soft and make the guitar neck like rubber, but I also would assume it to have trouble holding the frets in long term.